Zack Baun: Top Graded LB / DPOTW [Why Baun Isn’t a Saint Thread]

livefromDC said

This article is from May. Let's be clear. THIS is how Allen saw Baun. Special teams, OLB, pass rusher. He was never seriously considered by Allen as a MLB. As a backup LBer, he backed up MULTIPLE LB POSITIONS in case of injury. Just like Jackson now and other LBs before him. But he was used almost solely as an OLB, then at the end pass rusher. Trying to reframe this when so much evidence to the contrary exists is just silly.


He missed it. He played Baun out of position and others. Now he's gone. Trying to defend this is just...weird. The truth is obvious, let it go.

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Baun was a backup LB to multiple LB spots because there were already starters in front of him for his first 3 years with the Saints. We couldn’t play 4 LBs at once. He never pushed or outplayed the LBs in front of him.

Baun is not a starting pass rusher. He wasn’t played out of position when he’s starting as the same type of LB in Philly as he played with the Saints. He played both ILB and OLB. Only difference is Philly doesn’t have Davis, Werner, Alexander, and Elliss in his way for snaps. He’s the clear top LB in Philly which was the opportunity that he was looking for as a FA.